Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-03-12
MEMoRIAL sERvIoEs.
All the Churches Crowded-BrookIyn in
Mourning.

All the Churches Crowded-BrookIyn in
Mourning.
New YORK, March 1lth.-All Brooklyn
was in mourning to-day over the death of
Rev. Henry Ward Beecher The public
offices were closed, business entirely sus-
pended, and memorial services were held
in large number of churches in the vi
cinity of Plymouth Church. The mem
bers of Plymouth Company 6, Thirteenth
REGIMENT of which Beecher was Chaplain,
were stationed at the doors of the church,
and no one was allowed 10 enter without a
ticket. While a vast crowd of people
gathered outside the church, the lady
members of the congregation were work
ing within.
A PERFECT FLOWER GARDEN.
The whole interior was turned into a
perfect flower garden, and the fragrant
perfume of roses pervaded the air. The
facade of the gallery was covered with
potted plants, and the pulpit was loaded
down with flowers and floral emblems
sent by friends. The casket was placed on
catafalque of white roses, white carna-
tions and smilax, directly in front of the
reading desk. Not a vestige of the black
covering of the casket could be seen.
There was nothing TO indicate the presence
of death except the stiffness which per-
vaded the room and the hushed conversa-
ton OF the workers. 1t was nearly 10
O'Clock before the doors were thrown. open
to those who had been waiting without for
nearly three hours.
THE FAMILY NOT PRESENT.
The first four seats on the right of the
center aisle were reserved for the relative:
of the deceased. Beecher's family were
not present, and the family pew was filled
with flowers. Mrs. Beecher was in the
church for few minutes before the door
were opened, and went with her sons be
fore the crowd entered. The other churche
in which services were held were al
crowded te the very utmost extent o
their capacity, and the surrounding street,
in all directions were crowded with people
waiting patiently for their turnto gaze upor
the face of the dead preacher. 1t is est
mated that fully 25, 900 people attended th'
services IN the various churches, and tina
fully twice that number were gathered il
the street in front of Plymouth Church.
BRAVE AND WEARY HEART At REST.
In closing his sermon, DR.. Hall, anon,
other things, said brave and weary
heart is now at rest. Brave OF old, to dar
brutal force and defy the violence Of mob
and ruffians in speaking for the slave
Brave to accept the murmurs and doubt
of his political friends when conscienc
prompted him to part from them. TIL
bravest to wrestle along with great sorrow
when he could find no earthly help. W.
honor him for the courage of his forme
acts We love him and wonder at him 70
the calm, sweet gentle resignation OF thes
past years.
No Possibility OF Financial Penic.
WASHINGTON, March 11th.-In a cenyeI
sation with your reporter tonight as 10 tn
possibility of a financial panic resulting
from the accumulation of surplus in tn
treasury after all payable bonds are, called
Treasurer Jordan said he saw nothing il
the present situation which was at al
likely to cause panic. There was nothing
in the situation to excite such fears; bu
should panic occur, however. Jordan sal,
the Government had fall power to so int,
the market and buy bonds in order TO re
lieve the financial STRAIN Although b
could not, of course, speak for the Admin
istration, of which he would cease TO be
member, he had no reason to suppose thi
recourse would not be applied-as it hat
been with success, on other occasions. Th
only trouble he epprehended was the pres
sure for small currency, and this pTessur
was being felt teveE now, and, in his opinion
would continue until about the leth o
April. The Government was meeting thi
supply It as fully as desirable. At thi
season of the year there was always de
mand for small currency, and the Treasurl
was unable to issue silver certificates a
fast as called for. This was owing to n,
want of provision on the part Of the Treas
urv Department, but te a failure of tn
deficiency bill, which appropriatet
money for the issue of silve
certificates. The Department had am
pie facilities but not sEfficient none,
for that pCrpose. There was NJ
reason for alarm, however. Il was simply
the spring demand for small currency, anI
there were about S47 coo goo CT IS and S1l
dollar gold coins in the New York Sub
Treasury alone, and about SEQ. 1000, ,00i
more small money available with which I,
meet any such emergency. The depart
meut would supply silver certificates as fal
as possible, and any additional demant
would simply entail on the banks th,
difference in cash between the transporta
ton Of silver certificates and other currency
Opium smuggisr Arrested.
DErRoIT, March 11ih.-Large quantitie
of epium have been shipped recently frcn
Detroit. and IN some way the customs au
thorities learned this fact. They aseer
tained that no such quantities passes
xthrough their hands as were being sent ou
o. the city regularly. A careful investiga
t;o.n revealed 10 them that the opium wa!
Ses,se S.g brought TO America by way o
Rrifish Columbia, shipped thence TO On
fario. only to disappear and find it way t
Dafra;f. The search for the offend
ers restf1 tied to-day in the arrest o
p West a temporary resident oi thi.
c;tv West N-as taken before United State!
Somulissioner Graves this afternoon, an6